It’s the Isle of Wight college’s first open day of 2023 and they can’t wait to show you around. Visit them in Newport or over at CECAMM in Whippingham and explore all of the options for young people completing GCSEs...

Year 5 children at The Bay CE School are literally 'over the Moon' after their message to the Orion space capsule was played as it orbited the Moon. Artemis 1 launched in November and released the Orion capsule which orbited...

Fire crews from Freshwater and Newport worked to free a retriever from some mud this morning (Friday). The incident occurred near Yarmouth Mill and saw Ted, an 11-month-old canine, become stuck in the mud whilst out on a morning walk....

Friends and family of Island-based musician Pete Holden have raised thousands of pounds for local arts for wellbeing charity Independent Arts in his memory. The Island charity, which supports isolated and vulnerable island residents, was selected to receive a generous...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance is in attendance at an incident involving a vehicle and a pedestrian in Newport Town Centre this lunchtime (Friday). The incident has occurred outside the entrance to the Morrisons and M&S car...

Priory School of Our Lady of Walsingham has announced the arrival of a new Principal, David EJJ Lloyd, who took up his post on 9th January 2023. Many Islanders will know David as he was Deputy Head of Ryde School...

A raid in Newport yesterday afternoon (Thursday) led to Police making 2 drug-related arrests. At around 14:50, officers from the High Harm Team attended the residential address on Whitepit Lane and detained a 48-year-old male and a 49-year-old male. During...

The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (27th January 2023) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 17600 £100.00 6189 £100.00 2046 £100.00 1516 £100.00 10268 £100.00 16122 £100.00 5953 £100.00 11783 £100.00 9784 £100.00 17437 £100.00 5954

The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council and can be viewed online at www.iwight.com/planning. Alternatively, they can be viewed at Seaclose Offices, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QS. Comments on the...

A recovery operation is currently being undertaken in Southampton Water this evening (Thursday) after a large container ship broke down. MOL Treasure, a container from Panama, got stuck after lunch today and has been stranded in the busy body of...